OTTAWA, September 13, 2010 - The RCMP Criminal Intelligence Program and the Human Trafficking National Coordination Centre (HTNCC) today announced the release of Human Trafficking in Canada: A Threat Assessment.
Over forty law enforcement agencies and government organizations, as well as the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, contributed to the RCMP’s first national human trafficking threat assessment for the period between 2005 and 2009.
The first assessment of its kind in Canada, this strategic and comprehensive report provides insight on the involvement of organized crime, transnational associations, source countries involved and current trends, as well as issues and challenges currently faced by law enforcement, as they relate nationally to trafficking in persons.
“This report highlights the Canadian law enforcement’s commitment to uncover, report and target trafficking activity and to making every effort to stem the flow of the trafficking of human beings,” states RCMP Commissioner William Elliott.
As of September 2010, in Canada there were approximately 36 cases before the courts in which offenders were charged with human trafficking. The executive summary of the report can be found online.
Further information on human trafficking can be found online at http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca⁄ht-tp⁄index-eng.htm.
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